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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and EN 1.4852 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
29.6 to 40.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0